- Date
- August 21, 1978
- Place
- Roanoke, VA · ROANOKE, VA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Phase of flight
- Standing
- Status
- Completed · report September 29, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA reports
- 19780821032632A19780821032631A
- Case key
- 139665
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2619 78/8/21 ROANOKE,VA CESSNA 172 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 34, 5247 TIME - 1442 N79031 PX- 0 0 0 AIR TAXI-PASSG TOTAL HOURS, 1178 IN DAMAGE-MINOR OT- 0 0 1 TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - WOODRUM DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ROANOKE,VA WHITE SULPHUR SPR,VA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH ON GROUND TAXI: TO TAKEOFF PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC. REMARKS- PLT PERFORMING FINAL CHECK BFR DEPT WHILE TAXIING.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2619 78/8/21 ROANOKE,VA CESSNA 180 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 35, 765 TIME - 1442 N7827K PX- 0 0 0 BUSINESS TOTAL HOURS, 55 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 1 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - WOODRUM DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ROANOKE,VA CASTLEWOOD,VA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH ON GROUND STATIC: ENGINE RUNUP PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PILOT OF OTHER AIRCRAFT
Aircraft · 2
- Registration
- N7827K
- Reported as
- Cessna 180
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Woodrum
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
- Registration
- N79031
- Reported as
- Cessna 172
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Airport
- Woodrum
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FAA reports on this event · 2
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N7827K · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.